nerve
English
/nɝv/, /nɜːv/, /nɜɪv/, /nɛɾv/
noun
Definitions
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- (nonstandard) A neuron.
- (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood
- Courage, boldness.
- Patience.
- Stamina, endurance, fortitude.
- Audacity, gall.
- (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
- (in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.
- (obsolete) Sinew, tendon.
Etymology
Derived from Latin nervus (sinew, nerve, tendon, energy), nervus (sinew, nerve, tendon, energy).
Origin
Latin
nervus
Gloss
sinew, nerve, tendon, energy
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abnerval English
- innerve English
- midnerve English
- motion English
- nerval English
- nerved English
- nerveless English
- nervelessly English
- nervelessness English
- nervelike English
- nerven English
- nerveway English
- nervily English
- nervimotion English
- nerviness English
- nervish English
- nervous English
- nervously English
- nervousness English
- nervy English
- nonnervous English
- perinervous English
- quinquenerved English
- rectinerved English
- renerve English
- trinerved English
- unnerve English
- unnervous English
- vasculonervous English
- way English
- nervalis Latin
- nervosus Latin
- nervus Latin
- subnervo Latin
- Nerv German
- nerbo Italian
- nervo Italian
- nerf French
- нерв Russian
- nervio Spanish, Castilian
- νεῦρον Ancient Greek
- *(s)new- Proto-Indo-European
- nervǒus, nervous Middle English
- nerf Old French
- nervi Catalan, Valencian
- nerf Welsh
- n. Translingual
- нерв Bulgarian
- nervio Old Portuguese
- nervo Old Portuguese
- 涅伏 Chinese
- нерв Macedonian
- neva Swahili
- nerviu Asturian
- *neuros Old Latin